Gregory Jaczko: I'm staying

NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said Wednesday that he has no plans to step down in the face of the ongoing insurrection from his four colleagues.

“I have no plans to resign because I continue to believe that under my leadership the agency has performed very well. We have committed ourselves to safety and I believe my record shows that,” he told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

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Jaczko also said that many of the examples of abuse of power against him from his colleagues were news to him.

Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) asked Jaczko, “Is it true that any information that you have has ever been withheld on your request?”

“Not that I’m aware of. I work every day to ensure that the commission has the information it needs,” Jaczko responded, disputing the accusations of the four fellow commissioners sitting next to him at the witness table.

“So you’ve never asked that any information … so basically, your colleagues just lied under oath is what you’re saying?” Issa said, before moving on.

Some Republicans on the committee expressed exasperation with Jaczko's answers.

"You're not even willing to admit that you've done one thing wrong!" said Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho).

This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 12:39 p.m. on December 14, 2011.

Even for observers, the palace intrigue is exhausting. Is there no government agency that doesn't house an arrogant s.o.b. with a political agenda he or she is determined to advance? Four Commissioners... two Republican and two Democrat...have grave concerns. That sounds pretty convincing to me. I also caught part of the testimony today. Why would Jaczko be given an opportunity to "resign." If your're a political appointee in Washington you can be the son of Satan and the worst that will happen is perhaps a transfer to another federal agency where you can continue to wreak havoc.

If a Republican jerk had the same problems as Jaczko, Democrats and the media would be absolutely screaming for his RESIGNATION...NOW!!!!!

But this particular Jaczko is a prominent Democrat, appointed chairman of the NRC by Obama, and is a former aide to Congressman Ed Markey and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. So the Democrats are not saying much.

From the testimony, it sounds like Jaczko spent entirely too much time around Harry Reid, and Reid's negativity and hatred rubbed off on him.

It's a strange thing about political appointees - they don't seem to work for anyone . . . . nobody can fire them. Somebody so ineffectual and even destructive as an Eric Holder, or this Gregory Jazco -- who's clearly guilty of harassment and malicious treatment of his employees. They can sit all day in a Congressional hearing and look like total slimeballs, and then go back to work the next day, and nobody can do anything about it. What a system.

It's amazing that a workplace hoodlum who has been exposed by his peers and an IG investigation is still allowed to remain in his position of authority. What is infuriating is Obama's non-response to this crisis in the NRC and another glaring example of Obama's lack of leadership. Isn't it telling when, under oath, Steven Chu, Holder, Napolitano, Obama buddy Corzine and now this bully Jaczko ALL possess "fuzzy" memories and ALL admit to no wrong-doing, yet all have Obama's "complete confidence"?!

Gee, a bipartisan insurrection still can't get rid of this a**hat Obama appointee! How would you like this jackass for a boss??? Must be part of Obama's war on energy development in the U.S. unless it's 'Green' and wastes tons of money!